towing - sps 62 with smarty/mach6's
10-18-2006, 06:26 PM
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towing - sps 62 with smarty/mach6's
Alright, i just got back in from pulling a load of hay. trailer and load was roughly 32k. I had the smarty on 9 and the tst off. Pulling the 8k empty trailer was a peice of cake!
When i got loaded and headed home, i pulled out on the road and started gaining speed. This thing will roll the coal with a load on!! So much so that i could barely see the hay on the trailer 18 foot behind me.
But of course i could drive with very minimal smoke, but whats the fun in that? 
Little hills wernt a problem. No egt issues till i hit the last hill heading home. Its on a 4 lane divided highway and its somewhat steep. Speed limit was 65 and i was pulling it a solid 60 mph the whole way. I got a little warm in 6th, so i shifted down to 5th and temps were very controlable.
All in all im very happy. Cant wait till i get the twins in so i can turn the tst on low and not look at the pyro!
When i got loaded and headed home, i pulled out on the road and started gaining speed. This thing will roll the coal with a load on!! So much so that i could barely see the hay on the trailer 18 foot behind me.
But of course i could drive with very minimal smoke, but whats the fun in that? Little hills wernt a problem. No egt issues till i hit the last hill heading home. Its on a 4 lane divided highway and its somewhat steep. Speed limit was 65 and i was pulling it a solid 60 mph the whole way. I got a little warm in 6th, so i shifted down to 5th and temps were very controlable.
All in all im very happy. Cant wait till i get the twins in so i can turn the tst on low and not look at the pyro!
10-18-2006, 10:23 PM
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-patiently awaiting BD's results of the SO swap
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Alright, i just got back in from pulling a load of hay. trailer and load was roughly 32k. I had the smarty on 9 and the tst off. snip
Little hills wernt a problem. No egt issues till i hit the last hill heading home. Its on a 4 lane divided highway and its somewhat steep. Speed limit was 65 and i was pulling it a solid 60 mph the whole way. I got a little warm in 6th, so i shifted down to 5th and temps were very controlable.
Little hills wernt a problem. No egt issues till i hit the last hill heading home. Its on a 4 lane divided highway and its somewhat steep. Speed limit was 65 and i was pulling it a solid 60 mph the whole way. I got a little warm in 6th, so i shifted down to 5th and temps were very controlable.
10-19-2006, 07:38 AM
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just curious what fuel system do you run? fass, other pusher pump?? what about lines...have you upgraded the lines?
i run a FASS 95 with HUGE 1/2" line and no banjos and get 13 idle 10 wot with plenty of volume. just curious because i know the tst and 6's have to be draining that vp pretty good
10-19-2006, 04:52 PM
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My truck has egt's issues towing my 10k trailer. Tons of power. If you tow in the hills, they probably wont work for you. I think that a HO truck would have less egt's than a SO as your power level will down. Man, your trailer is gonna be covered with soot. My old trailer was black down the passager side. I'm supprised you don't have egt's with the sticks. Empty I still can peg the pyro pretty easy on 3X3 on my box. Some guys just run the sticks with a boost fouler. I find that the turbo spoolup is too slow for me that way for towing. I went to a 150 sized injectors, that fixed the smoke and egt issue.
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This is combined truck, trailer, and load; or just the trailer and load?
Isn't the maximum combined weight for these trucks about 20k, truck and trailer? How do you control a load that big, how do you stop? I know people pull heavy loads with these trucks, but 32k, is this routinely done? I would think you'd bend your frame right in half with loads this big.
10-19-2006, 06:40 PM
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Pulling 32k, that's 16 tons, holly cow!
This is combined truck, trailer, and load; or just the trailer and load?
Isn't the maximum combined weight for these trucks about 20k, truck and trailer? How do you control a load that big, how do you stop? I know people pull heavy loads with these trucks, but 32k, is this routinely done? I would think you'd bend your frame right in half with loads this big.
This is combined truck, trailer, and load; or just the trailer and load?
Isn't the maximum combined weight for these trucks about 20k, truck and trailer? How do you control a load that big, how do you stop? I know people pull heavy loads with these trucks, but 32k, is this routinely done? I would think you'd bend your frame right in half with loads this big.
try this one
hows that one? There the trailer and load weigh approx 40k. (yes, 20 ton) plus the truck which weights 8k = 48,000lbs.
How do i control a load that big?? easy. Plan your stops, drive like a sane person and use the exhaust brake!
And when i tow is never under 20k.
10-19-2006, 08:32 PM
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I wanna hear more about the SO pump swap, what is the skinny, i thought they were not interchangeble???
Steve